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[quote=Anonymous]I have 2 boys and there are some things that concern me about boys (namely, how easily and subtly the alt-right pipeline can get them …) but overall, I’m glad I have boys. I was a gifted child. Really gifted in the “this kid shouldn’t be in a regular classroom” kind of way. But there was no where for me to go - the “gifted program” where I grew up in the early 90s was taking kids from multiple districts once a week for about half the school day and busing them to a huge classroom in another school where we would do “enrichment activities” aka play games most of the day. Other than that, my teachers had no idea what to do with me, I was disruptive, and I was treated really poorly. I didn’t want to be coloring or following directions to make a silly construction paper lamb for Easter either. And I do feel like there was an element of sexism about it. They didn’t know what to do with a girl who was trying to run programs off the DOS prompt in the classroom computer or who was reading at a HS level in 2nd grade. Now that I have an ES age kid of my own, I’m having to unpack how much I was hurt in school compared to my DS’s very supportive environment.

When it gets to middle/upper elementary, girls are under a lot more pressure from peers and teachers to act more mature. There’s a thread on this forum right now about how the 3rd grade girls are doing gymnastics moves at recess and “hanging out” and talking about what boys they like. Boys from K-6th are playing games and running around. Boys with strong interests are nurtured or they get a HFA diagnosis and supports, girls with strong interests are weird. Boys are supported in taking more risks, girls are expected to get the high grades even if it means not challenging themselves as much. [/quote]

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